human body —
young or old,
laughing or crying,
kissing or hugging, singing
or dancing — is about 60%
water.
So if we’re looking after
60% of you, all you have
to do is love, laugh, kiss,
cry, dance, sing and hug
with your other 40%.
Invasive Species Exhibit has provided
3,124 school children with a guided
tour (the tours are free). BUEI also of-
fers hands on experience for teachers
to extend to their students—and, to
incorporate the activities that embrace
geology, biology, weather, and other
subjects.
Education at BUEI also connects
with community events to raise envi-
ronmental awareness such as World
Oceans Day and hosting Philippe
Cousteau for Blue Halo. There is also
a long-standing Government After
School Program. The sciences are
advanced through this institute that
also emphasizes the important role of
members of the community.
For an array of ages,
BUEI also provides tours
and school field trips
by arrangement.
Such tours could
connect with the
school curricu-
lum. Students
may also be
encouraged to
work on proj-
ects whereby
the resources of
the facility may
feature.
The very young
can also be stimulated at
Story-time where little ones,
aged 1 – 4, can participate in music
and sing-along. Students from War-
wick Academy’s IB program volunteer
ClearWater Systems has
been Bermuda’s most
trusted source for clean
and crystal clear drinking
water technologies since
1997.
to read to the toddlers every Tuesday
morning.
If your family is not already a
member, it is easy to join-in the dy-
namic programs at BUEI. It
is also exciting to know
that membership
extends beyond
the shore of Ber-
muda to include
free or reduced
admission to
over 300 sci-
ence centers
and museums
in Canada, the
United States,
and Europe.
To arrange
for any of the above
activities (and more, as
listed on the website, www.
buei.org), or to arrange for member-
ship, kindly email [email protected] or
phone (441) 292-7219.
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